7 Steps To The PERFECT Fetch! - For Food Motivated Dogs

Fetch training can be frustrating when you have a food-motivated dog! If your dog would rather leave the toy to investigate the area for food, you need to have a different gameplay than throw, fetch, throw! In this video, Instructor Kayl will show you how to get your food-motivated dog excited about toys! She'll also show you a few new McCann Dogs toys that can help you to teach your dog to play fetch.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 7 Steps To The PERFECT Fetch!
00:34 Choosing The Right Fetch Toy
01:09 Features Your Toy Should Have
03:05 Step 1 - Building Value For The Toy
07:10 Step 2 - Develop “Chase” For The Toy
09:37 Step 3 - Teaching Your Dog To Bring It Back
12:44 Step 4 - Using Motion To Build Speed
15:23 You Can Help Your Dog To Stay Focused
16:34 Troubleshooting Your Retrieve - Bringing The Toy Back
18:27 Troubleshooting Your Retrieve - Playing Keep Away
19:56 Troubleshooting Your Retrieve - Moving Through Steps Quickly
21:26 Adding Distance To Your Retrieve
24:30 Step 7 - Taking Your Fetch Outside!

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Happy Training! ~Ken
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[eemiaa]

As someone with ADHD, I really appreciate that you have the timed blue bars for each section! It helps me stay focused for each small section when the video is long.

[alexandragreen]

It’s so funny to me when people think y’all use trained dogs in the videos as though y’all aren’t professional dog trainers with more skills and experience than the average bear. Hoping to be as calm and patient as Kayl when I bring my pup home!

[ievabeigarte]

We are getting a puppy in a month - this is by far my favorite chanell to watch in preparation! 👍🏻

[mirellagray]

Thanks for this different approach to teaching fetch. My girl Lucy is almost 3 & never really caught on to fetch when she was younger. She’s a sensitive dog, so my training with her has had to change & go much slower, calmer & gentler to accommodate this. Overcoming the motion of throwing an item was a milestone in itself. I’ve been trying to teach fetch for a while with different methods & kept getting stuck on the retrieve part of the fetch. Lucy would chase & paw at the thrown item but wouldn’t pick it up & bring it back.
After one week of teaching this method Lucy is well on her way to mastering fetch. In this mornings session she was anticipating the throws & getting very excited to chase & retrieve!!!

[lpbaybee]

Excellent advice! The game of tug when they return to you is critical, this totally changed things for our pup. Also, leaving her wanting more makes every new game even _more_ exciting! She SPRINTS back to us every time now, it's incredible (and adorable)!!!

[maxwestiee]

This is the only video that worked for my westie! I tried a lot of ways to teach him fetch but didn’t work. This video literally guided me to break it down into small steps and helped me to make progress little by little! Thank you so much! ❤

[suzivoce]

I loved the troubleshooting portion of the video! It’s really helpful to know what to do when it doesn’t go right.

[susieq]

Another mistake people make is pretending to throw the toy and hiding it behind your back. My husband did this with our last puppy and he ended up being a retriever that refused to retrieve! lol. On a side note, I love your videos!! I've been watching all week in preparation for my new puppy on Saturday.

[annielovesstamping]

Your training sessions always put a smile on my face ☺️

[margaritamarti]

Very good information. LOL, very helpful, thanks

[LLewis-vuqf]

My Pomeranian has been hesitant to actually go after the toy, nevermind bringing it back! But tonight (8/12/21) for some reason, he decided to start to fetch. I was excited but wished he had picked better weather. It was HOT ☀️🔥 and humid with no breeze. He lasted about five very enthusiastic fetches then was ready to go back inside. 🙄☺️ Here's hoping when the weather cools, he'll be willing to fetch again. 🤔

[jaclynelise]

Westies are the best. I have a 15 year old westie and would love to rescue another. He’s also super food motivated and it was very easy to train him.

[maryak]

My dog is food obsessed. I’ve been trying to find a way to get him to play fetch. This was so helpful! Thank you!

[helenmcada]

Excellent training tips & easy to incorporate.

[deborahhanna]

This is exactly how our dog does fetch! Thanks so much for this helpful video. We’re going to have fun working with him.

[iSpellKatt]

Thank you so much fro making these videos! They help so much for me to learn how to train a dog and get all prepared ❤

[Alisa-gjny]

If I use an old sock, wouldn't that teach my dog to eat my good socks ? :) Excellent video. Love your channel 😍

[ariii]

I’m so happy when i saw this video! I’m getting a westie soon and i am following ur chanell

[olderendirt]

We had a dog very similar to Barney that was a rescue and a blast to play with. It was bittersweet to watch Barney and remember him. We adopted what we think is a corgi- chihuahua mix that is 7 years old and she has zero play drive, but is food motivated. She's a little stubborn, but smart so I'm going to try to teach her this. Thanks for all you do.

[welladjustedcollegekid]

How does this work with a dog who resource guards? My dog is highly treat motivated but would not take kindly to me trying to take back a toy with food in it. In those cases I have to trade with him to get him to willingly give up the toy. The problem then becomes he stops fetching as I have the treats as opposed to the toy containing treats.